NEWS FROM THE AUTO TRADER RAC TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 27/06/95

BUILDING ON SUCCESS: BRITAIN'S TOP RACE SERIES EXPANDS IN 1996
The calendar for next year's Auto Trader RAC Touring Car Championship
announced today features an unprecedented 26 rounds, including for
the first time two races at the prestigious British Grand Prix
meeting.
As in 1995, the 12 TOCA fixtures will be staged at seven different
circuits nationwide. Highlights include two visits to Thruxton, the
fastest circuit on the current Auto Trader Championship calendar.
Although exact formats are still to be confirmed, all of these
meetings will again feature two touring car races.
Auto Trader is extending its successful sponsorship of the series for
two more years and Ford, Renault and Vauxhall, the three most
active motor manufacturers in British motor sport, will again run
their major championships as part of the full support race
programme in 1996. The nostalgic Historic Racing Saloon Car
Championship provides further entertainment.
Silverstone's timetable for the 1996 British Grand Prix will include
touring car races on both Saturday (the final day of Formula 1
qualifying) and Sunday. This new move gives the Auto Trader
Championship an even greater role in Britain's biggest and most
important motor sport weekend
"`We already have the most impressive and popular motor sport package
ever seen in Britain and we are delighted that we can now build
further on our achievements with our established partners in 1996
and beyond,"' says Alan Gow, managing director of TOCA Ltd,
organiser of the Auto Trader Championship.

1996 Auto Trader RAC Touring Car Championship
April 8 Donington Park
April 21 Brands Hatch Indy
May 6 Thruxton
May 19 Silverstone National
May 27 Oulton Park Long
June 16 Snetterton
June 30 Brands Hatch GP
July 14 Silverstone British Grand Prix
July 28 Knockhill
August 11 Oulton Park Fosters
August 26 Thruxton
September 8 Donington Park
September 22 Brands Hatch Indy

-- 
Stephen M Baines

 "[The Autosport sticker] started to peel off in the middle of Eau Rouge
 and it distracted me. In fact it was the first thing to hit the barrier"
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